The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-04
Rushing Legislation Up to the
Midnight Hour.
FRUITLESS EFFORT TO SAVE THE
BOARD OF HEALTH BILL.
Another Defect Discovered In the Railroad Commits
sion BiIi-H is ImmateriaI. and the Meas
ure Passes She Usual Rush.
Speeia to the Palatka Ners.

SENATE dtnenuHient tO the AppOrtioH-
ment Bill, moved that the House con-
cur therein. This was agreed to. The
Senate refused to recede from its posi-
tion. The Committee on Conference re-
ported an agreement as to certain
amendments and the report was adopted.
The changes made are slight. Monroe
County was given another representa-
tive. taken from Alachua.
The bill expressing assent to the act of
Congress appropriating funds for exper-
mental stations passed the House.
The Revenue Bill passed the Senate,
last night, with numerous amendments,
which the House refused to concur in.
The conference committee appointed re-
ported a portion of the amendments con-
CURED in, others not. The bill incorpO-
rating the Pensacola and Birmingham
railroad passed the House; also the bill
to allow certain persons to dig for phos-
phate deposit in the beds of rivers; also
the bill allowing special taxation i'm
Ocala; also the bill to unite the Florida
University and the eState.Agricultura Col
lege;- also the bill amending the charter
of the st. Augustine Yatch Club.
The report in yesterdays special on the
Tax Levy bill the types made me say the
State tax was 81 mills and the county
tax mills. Rightly stated, the present
bill provides for a State tax levy of Al
mills, including one mill for schools, an
increase of one mill over last year, and
five mills maximum for the county tax,
instead of six mills as last year, which
also includes one mill for schools.
The committee to investigate the
condition of the public lands made
"A supplemental report to-day, stat
ing that the Florida Southern
Railway should not have been included
in the list of roads which had not COM
piled with their charters or land grants,
rs the failure, so-called, by the clerks
who made up the list was purely techni-
cal. as all the time of the period fixed
for the completion of construction ex-
pired when only about twenty eight
miles of iron remained to be laid to reach
Punta Gorda, and which was accom-
plished few days after.
THE REGISTRATION BILL.
The Registration and Election Bill
came up in the House, being Senate
bill, and although naturally antagonized
by the minority by succession of friv-
olous amendment, motions, etc, it was
passed and sent back to the Senate.
\ motion was made in the Senate to
-f h. -
Health Bill, but it was so bitterly OPP
posed by several Senators that the effort
was fruitless.
The Governor announced, by message,
the signing of the following bills: An
act to amend an act entitled an act to fix
the boundary lines of the town of Barlow
to legalize the town government of the
same and to provide for contracting Oh
extending the limits of said town; an act
To protect the fresh water frisheries of
the State; an act to protect females OF
immature age and Judgment from hcen-
tiousness; an act for the relief of N.
&. Waineyneight, j. j. johnson ct al;
the joint resolution about adjusting a
claim of f. T.. Philbrick: the memorial
to Congress relative to a mail route from
DeFuniak Springs and Bogy Bayou, the
memorial to Congress relative to the
Spanish Claims.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION BILL.
Senator Walker, the author of the
most important amendments to the
Railroad Commission Bill, i'm looking
II This a hot h.
thought a variation between the enrolled
bill and the record of its proceedings
thereon in the journal, consisting of the
appearance of the bill of a section OF
amendment which had not been adopted
ON its passage through the Senate. A
committee was appointed in the Hous,
to investigate the matter. The commit
tee tonight made a report stating tina
the new bill contained clause pur
porting to be Senate amend
ment but which really never
passed the Senate. The amend
ment is almost entirely immaterial, be
ing mere matter of minor detail. ant
does not affect the status or effectiveness
of the bill. The committees report wa.
adopted and the committee discharged
The Senate bill to establish a Burea,
of Agriculture came up ON a special call
and the Senate indefinitely postpone,
the bill uniting the Florida Universit,
and State Agricultural College.
a message from the Governor caIie,
attention to the fact that no appropria
ton had been made for the salaries an,
expenses of the Railroad Commissioners
and Mr.. Lamar at once introduced a bill
for such a purpose, which was at one
passed through both Houses. Mr.. Pelo
also did a neat bit of railroading havin,
discovered tonight that no Circui
Courts were provided for in the new
County of DeSoto, and in one hour hi
bill therefor was introduced, passed bot
houses. enrolled and deposited with tn
Governor.
The House bill to amend the law ol
ganiziug the Treasurer's office so as
make the Treasurer's bond 100000 il
stead of $50, 900 passed both houses.
The confusion incident to the closin
scenes of the session preclude amythin
like detailed report of proceeding
To-morrow's special will contain the las
laws passed.
THE WIND UP.
As the hour approached for the fins